Facing the Truth
Oct 24 2002
•2h 38m
•Drama
A man grows up in very modest circumstances in the early years of the 20th century, but his diligence, intelligence and willingness to endure hardship helps him to become a leading brain surgeon. A success story on the face of it, but a story about a man – who is none other than the director's father – a man of powerful emotions. The film explores the nature and origin of the guilt that repeatedly deprived him of happiness.
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Jens Albinus
Richard Malmros
Birthe Neumann
Mother of Eli
Søren Østergaard
Nils Malmros
Ida Dwinger
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